October 2013 |
2010 Sauvignon Blanc Liam Carrier
Combinations of stainless steel and oak aging with an NFL-like playbook of variations was used to create an overtly complex and tasty dry wine that offers rich tropical fruit, herbal, mineral, lees and light oak characters on the nose and palate. The 2010 vintage has proven to be a good fit for Le Vieux Pin who routinely drop fruit in their vineyards to keep tonnage low, long before the threat of bad weather forces them to. The result is added concentration and a wider spectrum of flavours…and a higher cost per bottle. The ‘worth’ is for you to decide, but I will vouch for the ‘yum’.